Cactus-burner.



A. PLCH.

GAGTUS BURNER.

' APPLIGAATioN HLBD MAY 20,1912, y

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.Piaca A. PLOCH.

GACTUS BURNER.

APPLIOATIQN FILED MAY zo, 1912.

Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

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ALEX PLCH, .0F GARPENTER, TEKS.

@ACTUS-'BURNER Specification of Letters Patent. iipplieation filed may2G, 191i?. Serial No: 698,550.

Patented Apr. 153, 19t-3..

l'lBe it known that l, ALEX Piccoli, a citi-- een" of the United States,residine' at Carpeuter, in the county oi' Wilson and State of ,ile-nas,have invented certain new and use- ,lrn rovernents. in CactuslBurners,of which t e following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in4 which. will generate its owngas from liquid' fuel and which. will be provided with animproyed'it'orm of easily cleaning burner in which the gas generation iscompleted..

Another object of my invention is the provision of an improved shieldwhich may be readily secured on or removed from the convolutions of thefeed tube adjacent vthe dom-ner tip and which will serve to confinelil() the flow of gas from the tip to the space around saidconvolut-ions and will provide a restricted nozzle through which theburning gases are discharged.

Other objects of lmy i inproved cactus burner will be readily apparentfrom the following description takenin connection with the accompanyingdrawings and it wil-l be understood that l may make any modifications inthe specific structure shown and described within thev scope of myclaims without departing from or exceeding the spirit of the invention.

Figure l represents a view oi niy device in use. Fig. 2 represents anlenlarggged side elevation thereof., Fig. 3 represents a longitudinalsectional View ofthe saine. Fig. fi represents an end view of the burnerportion of my' device. Fig. 5 represents a view ot the burner coils withthe casing therefor removed, and Fig. 6 represents a sectional view of'the burner and casing.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the tank' portion of In cactusburner, said tankbeing provided with the cap controlled filling aperture2 and having secured to its ends the loops 3 for receiving the shoulderstraps f1 for' carrying the burner as shown inFig. 1.

Secured to one side oi? the tank is the pump cylinder 5 havingrextending .from its lower end the pipe V6 entering one yend oi' the tank1 said tank being provided with a globe valve 7 for shutting oft Howthroue'li thepipe, a flap valve being contained Wit in the enlargement 8to automatically prevent retrograde dow of air 'as the piston isreciprocated within tlie cylinder by the movement ofthe controllinghandle 9. This pump thus serves to 4torce air under pressure into ythetank which is filled with gasolene or other volatile Huid.

Leading from that end ofthe'tanl'c which will be naturally lowermostwhen the de vice is in use is the pipe 10. which extends along the sideof the tank through the guide brackets 11, said pipe being providedadja-v cent the tank with the controlling globe valve 12 for regulatingthe liow' outward through the pipe 10, an automatic check vvalve beingcontained inthe enlargement pipe.

Removably secured to the outer end ot' prevent retrograde iow throughthe toY the pipe'10 is the burner portion of iny cactus burning device,said burner portion comprlsing a pipe'of metal having some degree'of'resiliency, this pipe having a forwardly extending' portion 14 reverselybent A various convolutions of the p i e to complete the generation oi2thefuel. o retain the heat against said oonyolutions and further toprovide a constricted discharge nozzle therefor, l employ my shield i9which has its rear end of size to just .tit over the for Ward portionsof the burner tuice and tapers toward its other end, whereby .saidshield may be readily engagedpn the forward ends of the convolutions andmay he then forcibly driven onto the same, the convolutions on accountof the resiliency oit the pipe from which they are `formedspi.'ing'i-n'f.;r inward but 'being in tight 'engagement with the shieldto retoir the same in position. The shield is preferably formed with enotch 20 i into which the burner proper 17 tits.

coil which muy be readily cleenedin that when the same is removed andthe burner tip 17 taken off, the. portions 14 and 16 are opened for theinsertion of a cleaning wire or member leaving only the loop l5inaccessible instead of having a plurality of inaccessible coils as isgenerally the case.

i From the foregoing description it will he seen that l have provided asimple and eHicient cactus burner which will satisfad torily burn oilVthe thorns or spines of the cactus and which is of simple constructionand will readily generate its own gas in an eflicient manner.

I claiinrl. In n cactus burning device comprising a liquid fuel'tauk,means for supplying air under pressure to the tank, e discharge pipe forthe tank, ineens for controlling the flow through the discharge pipe, epipe of resilient metal secured on the end of the discharge pipe :1ndharing a plurality of elongated loops, :i transversely extending burnersecured to the end of the loops, and .having e discharge aperture formedin one side thereof, and a truste-conical shield. member frictionallyengaged on the loops. It will thus he seen that I provide d burner 2. lno cactus burner comprisinr a fluid t-anlnmeans for supplying eur unerpres sure to the tank, a, discharge ipe for` the tank, Ineens forcontrolling the ilow through the discharge pipe, a pipe of resilientmetal secured on the end ot the discharge pipe and having u plurality ofelongated loops disposed with their lengthpurullel with the axis of thepipe, a, transversely extending burner secured to the end of the loops,and u frusto conical shield member engaged on thc loops, said memberhaving its larger end ol size to readily lit over the end of the loopsand having its outer end of size to spring the loops inwardly towardeach other wheren by the resiliency of the loops serves to retain theshield in position thereon and have ing its outer' end of furtherreduced size t; serve as a discharge nozzle.

In testimony whereof I with; my signature. in the presence of two'witnesses. ALEX PLOCl-.

Witnesses E. V. PLooH,

'Josnrn WINKLER.

